Kurt Shintaku's Blog

For those folks that absolutely have to have NetMeeting, we’ve released a version that will work on Ultimate, Enterprise, and Business editions of Windows Vista.  Be aware that NetMeeting is a dead product and this is basically only a "port" of the original version that was in Windows XP.  No edition of Windows Vista will ship with NetMeeting in it.

DOWNLOAD:  (Requires Windows Vista Beta access on Connect)
https://connect.microsoft.com/windows/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=4034

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NetMeeting 3.02 executes on the following operating systems
NetMeeting 3.02 executes on the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate; Microsoft Vista Enterprise and Microsoft Vista Business Operating Systems.  Do not execute NetMeeting 3.02 on any other operating system.

NetMeeting 3.02 support policies
NetMeeting 3.02 follows the support policies defined in your Microsoft Windows XP documentation.

The future of NetMeeting 3.02
Microsoft is no longer investing in NetMeeting technology. See your Microsoft field representative for information about Microsoft’s Unified Communications products.

Installation of NetMeeting 3.02
To install NetMeeting 3.02, double-click this self-extracting file: KB925833.MSU. Then click Start on the Taskbar, click Run, and type conf in the Command window.

Reboot required after Installation and Setup
To enable the application feature of NetMeeting 3.02, you must reboot your computer after installation and setup.

NetMeeting 3.02 Setup
There are two known issues in normal setup of NetMeeting msi. One related with Installation and other with Uninstallation.
· User Access control asking for confirmation to install nmpgmgrp.exe is shown twice
· Confirmation for uninstalling is asked only after uninstalling the NM.

NetMeeting 3.02 Version Details
NetMeeting and its exposed API set will function as other NetMeeting versions, with the exceptions listed below. Refer to the standard NetMeeting documentation for NetMeeting operation details.

• File Transfer – A new received files directory is created in user’s documents folder.   This new directory is C:Users%USERNAME%DocumentsReceived Files – which is the same as %USERPROFILE%DocumentsReceived Files.   The old NetMeeting Files folder  C:Program FilesNetMeetingReceived Files, or  %SystemDrive%Program FilesNetMeetingReceived Files, is no longer a received files folder
• Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) – RDS is no longer supported in NetMeeting 3.02 and the Remote Desktop sharing option will not be available from the Tools menu. It will be possible, however, to place an RDS call from NetMeeting 3.02 on Vista to a down-level OS running NetMeeting RDS. However, NetMeeting installed on Vista will not be able to start the RDS service and NetMeeting running on any other OS will not be able to place an RDS call to NetMeeting 3.02 running on a Vista machine.
• Audio – sound cards without Vista drivers may not be able to send or receive audio through NetMeeting 3.02
• Video – cameras without Vista drivers may not be able to send video through NetMeeting
• Computer Management – ‘Computer Management’ cannot be used while App- Sharing Vista with another computer.
• User Account Control dialog box – If the ‘user access control’ dialog is displayed ( for example, if one has right clicked on a shortcut and selected ‘run as administrator’) then the UAC dialog will display on the physical desktop, but not on the shared desktop.